2016 Recommended Immunizations for Children 7-18 Years Old

INFORMATION FOR PARENTS

Talk to your childs doctor or nurse about the vaccines recommended for their age.
Flu
Influenza

Tdap
Tetanus,
diphtheria,
pertussis

HPV
Human
papillomavirus

Meningococcal
MenACWY

MenB

Pneumococcal

Hepatitis B

7-8 Years

9-10 Years

11-12 Years

13-15 Years

16-18 Years
More
information:

Preteens and teens

should get a flu
vaccine every year.

Preteens and teens

should get one
shot of Tdap at age
11 or 12 years.

Both girls and boys

should receive
3 doses of HPV
vaccine to protect
against HPVrelated disease.
HPV vaccination
can start as early as
age 9 years.

All 11-12 year

olds should be
vaccinated with
a single dose of
a quadrivalent
meningococcal
conjugate vaccine
(MenACWY). A
booster shot is
recommended at
age 16.

Teens, 16-18
years old, may be
vaccinated with a
MenB vaccine.

These shaded boxes indicate when the vaccine is

recommended for all children unless your doctor tells
you that your child cannot safely receive the vaccine.

These shaded boxes indicate the vaccine should be

given if a child is catching-up on missed vaccines.

These shaded boxes indicate the vaccine is

recommended for children with certain health or
lifestyle conditions that put them at an increased risk for
serious diseases. See vaccine-specific recommendations
at www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/acip-recs/index.html

This shaded box indicates the vaccine is recommended

for children not at increased risk but who wish to get
the vaccine after speaking to a provider.

Hepatitis A

Inactivated
Polio

MMR
Measles,
mumps,
rubella

Chickenpox
Varicella

Vaccine-Preventable Diseases and the Vaccines that Prevent Them

Diphtheria (Can be prevented by Tdap vaccination)

Diphtheria is a very contagious bacterial disease that affects the

respiratory system, including the lungs. Diphtheria bacteria can be
passed from person to person by direct contact with droplets from
an infected persons cough or sneeze. When people are infected,
the diptheria bacteria produce a toxin (poison) in the body that
can cause weakness, sore throat, fever, and swollen glands in the
neck. Effects from this toxin can also lead to swelling of the heart
muscle and, in some cases, heart failure. In serious cases, the illness
can cause coma, paralysis, and even death.

Hepatitis A (Can be prevented by HepA vaccination)

Hepatitis A is an infection in the liver caused by hepatitis A virus. The

virus is spread primarily person-to-person through the fecal-oral
route. In other words, the virus is taken in by mouth from contact
with objects, food, or drinks contaminated by the feces (stool) of an
infected person. Symptoms can include fever, tiredness, poor appetite, vomiting, stomach pain, and sometimes jaundice (when skin
and eyes turn yellow). An infected person may have no symptoms,
may have mild illness for a week or two, may have severe illness for
several months, or may rarely develop liver failure and die from the
infection. In the U.S., about 100 people a year die from hepatitis A.

Hepatitis B (Can be prevented by HepB vaccination)

Hepatitis B causes a flu-like illness with loss of appetite, nausea,

vomiting, rashes, joint pain, and jaundice. Symptoms of acute hepatitis B include fever, fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, pain
in joints and stomach, dark urine, grey-colored stools, and jaundice
(when skin and eyes turn yellow).

Human Papillomavirus (Can be prevented by HPV vaccination)

Human papillomavirus is a common virus. HPV is most common

in people in their teens and early 20s. It is the major cause of
cervical cancer in women and genital warts in women and men.
The strains of HPV that cause cervical cancer and genital warts
are spread during sex.

Influenza (Can be prevented by annual flu vaccination)

Influenza is a highly contagious viral infection of the nose, throat, and

lungs. The virus spreads easily through droplets when an infected
person coughs or sneezes and can cause mild to severe illness. Typical
symptoms include a sudden high fever, chills, a dry cough, headache,
runny nose, sore throat, and muscle and joint pain. Extreme fatigue
can last from several days to weeks. Influenza may lead to hospitalization
or even death, even among previously healthy children.

Measles (Can be prevented by MMR vaccination)

Measles is one of the most contagious viral diseases. Measles

virus is spread by direct contact with the airborne respiratory
droplets of an infected person. Measles is so contagious that just
being in the same room after a person who has measles has already

left can result in infection. Symptoms usually include a rash, fever,

cough, and red, watery eyes. Fever can persist, rash can last for up
to a week, and coughing can last about 10 days. Measles can also
cause pneumonia, seizures, brain damage, or death.

Meningococcal Disease (Can be prevented by meningococcal vaccination)

Meningococcal disease is caused by bacteria and is a leading

cause of bacterial meningitis (infection around the brain and
spinal cord) in children. The bacteria are spread through the
exchange of nose and throat droplets, such as when coughing,
sneezing or kissing. Symptoms include nausea, vomiting,
sensitivity to light, confusion and sleepiness. Meningococcal
bacteria also cause blood infections. About one of every ten
people who get the disease dies from it. Survivors of meningococcal disease may lose their arms or legs, become deaf, have
problems with their nervous systems, become developmentally
disabled, or suffer seizures or strokes.

Mumps (Can be prevented by MMR vaccination)

Mumps is an infectious disease caused by the mumps virus,

which is spread in the air by a cough or sneeze from an infected
person. A child can also get infected with mumps by coming
in contact with a contaminated object, like a toy. The mumps
virus causes swollen salivary glands under the ears or jaw, fever,
muscle aches, tiredness, abdominal pain, and loss of appetite.
Severe complications for children who get mumps are uncommon, but can include meningitis (infection of the covering of the
brain and spinal cord), encephalitis (inflammation of the brain),
permanent hearing loss, or swelling of the testes, which rarely
results in decreased fertility.

Pertussis (Whooping Cough) (Can be prevented by Tdap vaccination)

Pertussis is caused by bacteria spread through direct contact

with respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs or
sneezes. In the beginning, symptoms of pertussis are similar to
the common cold, including runny nose, sneezing, and cough.
After 1-2 weeks, pertussis can cause spells of violent coughing
and choking, making it hard to breathe, drink, or eat. This cough
can last for weeks. Pertussis is most serious for babies, who can
get pneumonia, have seizures, become brain damaged, or even
die. About two-thirds of children under 1 year of age who get
pertussis must be hospitalized.

Pneumococcal Disease (Can be prevented by pneumococcal vaccination)

Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs that can be caused by the

bacteria called pneumococcus. This bacteria can cause other
types of infections too, such as ear infections, sinus infections,
meningitis (infection of the covering around the brain and spinal
cord), bacteremia and sepsis (blood stream infection). Sinus and
ear infections are usually mild and are much more common than
the more serious forms of pneumococcal disease. However, in

If you have any questions about your childs vaccines, talk to your healthcare provider.

some cases pneumococcal disease can be fatal or result in longterm problems, like brain damage, hearing loss and limb loss.
Pneumococcal disease spreads when people cough or sneeze.
Many people have the bacteria in their nose or throat at one time
or another without being illthis is known as being a carrier.

Polio (Can be prevented by IPV vaccination)

Polio is caused by a virus that lives in an infected persons throat

and intestines. It spreads through contact with the stool of an
infected person and through droplets from a sneeze or cough.
Symptoms typically include sore throat, fever, tiredness, nausea,
headache, or stomach pain. In about 1% of cases, polio can
cause paralysis. Among those who are paralyzed, About 2 to 10
children out of 100 die because the virus affects the muscles that
help them breathe.

Rubella (German Measles)

(Can be prevented by MMR vaccination)

Rubella is caused by a virus that is spread through coughing and

sneezing. In children rubella usually causes a mild illness with
fever, swollen glands, and a rash that lasts about 3 days. Rubella
rarely causes serious illness or complications in children, but can
be very serious to a baby in the womb. If a pregnant woman is
infected, the result to the baby can be devastating, including
miscarriage, serious heart defects, mental retardation and loss of
hearing and eye sight.

Tetanus (Lockjaw)

(Can be prevented by Tdap vaccination)

Tetanus is caused by bacteria found in soil, dust, and manure.

The bacteria enters the body through a puncture, cut, or sore
on the skin. When people are infected, the bacteria produce a
toxin (poison) that causes muscles to become tight, which is very
painful. Tetanus mainly affects the neck and belly. This can lead
to locking of the jaw so a person cannot open his or her mouth,
swallow, or breathe. Complete recovery from tetanus can take
months. One out of five people who get tetanus die from the
disease.

Varicella (Chickenpox)

(Can be prevented by varicella vaccination)

Chickenpox is caused by the varicella zoster virus. Chickenpox

is very contagious and spreads very easily from infected people.
The virus can spread from either a cough, sneeze. It can also
spread from the blisters on the skin, either by touching them or
by breathing in these viral particles. Typical symptoms of chickenpox include an itchy rash with blisters, tiredness, headache
and fever. Chickenpox is usually mild, but it can lead to severe
skin infections, pneumonia, encephalitis (brain swelling), or even
death.

Last updated on 03/28/2016 CS264259-A